Preston
84 posts
Jan 09, 2009
6:35 AM
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One of my personal favorites, Carlos Del Junco, does a technique where he bends his tongue-block octaves. I haven't had any luck with this yet. Strictly speaking of the 1-4 draw octave, I can bend the notes, but they do not bend in pitch.
I am sure it is a technique problem of mine.
I would imagine there is a slight change in technique/embouchure between the 1 draw bend and the 4 draw bend, and when you try to do the two at the same time, the two are out of tune.
Has anybody out there had any luck with this? Anybody got an idea on the mechanics of how to make it work right?
Then theres the YT video Jason Ricci did of doing the 2-5 octave split, and bending the 2 draw down a whole step to where it is in pitch with the 5 draw.... but that's another issue entirely.
Preston
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Andrew
61 posts
Jan 09, 2009
6:52 AM
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I just tried these and I think I can see how to get both.
2-5 is probably the easier of the two, believe it or not! start off totally blocking the right side of your mouth and practice the two hole bend on its own. Then add hole 5 gradually, listening to the intonation all the time. Practice makes perfect.
1-4 tighten the corners of your mouth to restrict the air-flow to begin with. Eventually I guess this will come from throat shape instead (this is how I'm dealing with the 2-hole draw bend on my low-D MB). Or maybe you could try one side at a time as above.
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Buddha
6 posts
Jan 09, 2009
7:56 AM
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I was the one that showed Jason the 2-5 split thing. We did it over the telephone during our very first conversation ever. I learned it from Filisko and was still working on it when Jason called. Ricci was asking me all these questions and I'm thinking "ok, I have to show this kid something, something that will blow his mind and make him think I'm the ultimate badass harp player" LOL
I was working on playing a full octave scale so I show it to him and he's like "Um... Chris, that sounds like shit" He admitted later on that he spent weeks trying to do it...
Anyway, the trick is learning to tongue block from both sides of your mouth...maybe I'll make a youtube now that I think about it....
Once you learn to TB and bend from both sides then you can play a split and then make one side bend first and make the other note match it. After some practice you'll be able to do both side at the same time.
It's really not that hard. I think it took me about two or three days to get it solid.
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Preston
85 posts
Jan 09, 2009
10:52 AM
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Cool. Thanks Chris. I have been doing this technique for a couple of weeks, and thought it wasn't any big deal. Then I listened to a recording of myself and realized it sounded like shit. I'm a lip blocker, but I can bend notes TB'd out of the right if I want. I will spend a little time working on the left side and then come back to the bent octave and see what happens.
Thanks again.
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